How to Use take effect in a Sentence

take effect

idiomatic phrase
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  • The current goal is for the law to take effect in the spring.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • That ban never took effect, and Baqir is no longer in the job.
    — Justin Doom, Fortune Crypto, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Her hours have been cut back since the overtime laws took effect.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
  • In the early morning of Sunday, March 10, the time change takes effect.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • And one inescapable New York force has begun to take effect.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The end of cash bail was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1, but the law was put on hold while the Illinois Supreme Court reviewed the measure.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Most of the rules will take effect in 30 days, though some will be effective sooner.
    — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • In eight of the last 10 years, laws went into effect before Sept. 26, the date Mayes said is the earliest the ban could take effect.
    — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
  • In each of the two years after New Mexico’s red flag law took effect in 2020, the city logged a new homicide record.
    — Rob Kuznia, CNN, 10 July 2023
  • The new measures announced by Cleverly will take effect in the spring.
    — Kitty Donaldson, Fortune Europe, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Any real change in terms of how students are learning to read is going to take years to take effect.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2023
  • Until the 2017 law took effect, the couple paid no taxes on that increase.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2024
  • Advertisement Here is a brief overview of a few of the laws that take effect today.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
  • Bibb said gun violence has increased statewide since the law took effect.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 11 July 2023
  • The update, which took effect last year, gained traction amid the #FreeBritney movement.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 10 May 2024
  • In some states, these requirements may again take effect.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 9 May 2023
  • The bill was scheduled to take effect Sept. 1, but has been placed under a second temporary hold as of Sept. 13.
    — Joy Ashford, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • If it’s approved again at a future meeting, the rule would take effect 30 days later.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • The governor wants the coalition to delay the measure from taking effect, or take it off the ballot.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • Other parts of the bill making changes to ballots and how they are counted would take effect after the election.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • When does the Phoenix airport parking fee increase take effect?
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024
  • Tennessee was the first state to place strict limits on drag show performances, which were set to take effect this month.
    — Kristin M. Hall, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Those changes align with state standards that took effect in 2020, after suicide became the leading cause of death in U.S. jails.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • The version signed into law Thursday adds to that measure and will take effect July 1.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The changes take effect July 1 and will likely cause both decreased and increased costs throughout Lemon Grove.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session, in June or July.
    — Anita Snow and Morgan Lee / Ap, TIME, 2 May 2024
  • Penalties tied to the designation won’t take effect for 30 days.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Still, the rules would have to clear a half-dozen regulators before taking effect.
    — Lydia Beyoud, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Florida became a critical access point for women in the South after the Dobbs decision, but a six-week ban took effect there in April.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The new change, which takes effect Jan. 1, will effectively charge consumers in high-tax states for the difference between a 20% rate and the specific rate in those jurisdictions.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2024

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